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Silver Wings Wojciech Kułakowski 30-680 Kraków ul.Serbska 2/15 Poland www.silverwings.pl [email protected] High quality resin model kit Heinkel He-51 B-2 Kat.No 32-002 Heinkel He 51 B-2 Heinkel He-51 was development of the earlier He-49. It was produced in three main versions: fighter, ground attack and seaplane. The He-51 was a convetional biplane fighter, with all-metal construction and fabric covering. First prototype, the He-49a, flew in November 1932. With longer fuselage and better engine it was ordered into production as the Heinkel He-51 for Luftwaffe in May 1933. It was first used during Spanish Civil War in 1936. It was successful during operations against older biplane designs such as: Nieuport 52, Breguet 19, Potez 54. This time of superiority was short lived, with the arrival of large numbers of modern aircraft from the Soviet Union, including Polikarpov I-15 and I-16. After that the He-51 was withdrawn from fighter duty and relegated to the ground attack role by both the Legion Condor and the Spanish Nationalists. The He-51 B-2 (38 were built) was a float-plane fighter version equipped for catapult lauching, but sometimes had racks for up to six 10kg bombs. TECHNICAL DATA Length -10,45 m , Span - 11,00 m Power plant - BMW VI 7.3Z V12 engine, 560 kW (750 hp) Armament - 2x M.G17 7,9 mm Max speed - 318 km/h , Range - 500 km

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Silver WingsWojciech Kułakowski

30-680 Krakówul.Serbska 2/15

Polandwww.silverwings.pl

[email protected]

High quality resin model kit

Heinkel He-51 B-2Kat.No 32-002

Heinkel He 51 B-2Heinkel He-51 was development of the earlier He-49. It was produced in three main versions: fighter, ground attack and seaplane.

The He-51 was a convetional biplane fighter, with all-metal construction and fabric covering. First prototype, the He-49a, flew in November 1932.With longer fuselage and better engine it was ordered into production as the Heinkel He-51 for Luftwaffe in May 1933. It was first used during

Spanish Civil War in 1936. It was successful during operations against older biplane designs such as: Nieuport 52, Breguet 19, Potez 54.This time of superiority was short lived, with the arrival of large numbers of modern aircraft from the Soviet Union, including Polikarpov I-15 and I-16.After that the He-51 was withdrawn from fighter duty and relegated to the ground attack role by both the Legion Condor and the Spanish Nationalists.

The He-51 B-2 (38 were built) was a float-plane fighter version equipped for catapult lauching, but sometimes had racks for up to six 10kg bombs. TECHNICAL DATA

Length -10,45 m , Span - 11,00 mPower plant - BMW VI 7.3Z V12 engine, 560 kW (750 hp)

Armament - 2x M.G17 7,9 mm Max speed - 318 km/h , Range - 500 km
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Instrumentation on right port, 1:32

Instrumentation on left port, 1:32

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Cement after adjusting seat

Cement and adjustdetail number 1 afterfixing rudder puchers

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He-51 B-2 60+B 41of 1/Kustenjagdegeschwader 136 (1./Ku.J.Gr 136)

Cruiser Leipzig , late 1936

All aircraft RLM 02 - Grau, bottom floats - flat black

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